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Antoni Wit conducts Szymanowski / the Warsaw Philharmonic Foundation and the National Audiovisual Institue, under licence to International Classical Artists Ltd ; Josef Kowalewski, director.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Polish
- Subjects (All):
- Symphonies.
- Symphonies (Piano with orchestra).
- Genre:
- Internet videos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (55 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : The Warsaw Philharmonic Foundation and the National Audiovisual Institue, under licence to International Classical Artists Ltd, [2009]
- Language Note:
- The 1st work is sung in Polish.
- System Details:
- digital
- video file
- Summary:
- The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra performs two symphonies by the national composer? Karol Szymanowski. Superbly filmed for the Polish Television, Antoni Wit's performances of Karol Szymanowski's third and fourth symphonies embody the distinguished and idiomatic conducting style for which he is widely recognised. An outstanding communicator, Wit exhibits exceptional attention to detail in his rendition of these two great works, recorded while Wit was principal conductor or the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir.
- Contents:
- Symphony no. 3 for tenor, chorus and orchestra, "The song of the night", op. 27
- Symphony no. 4 for piano and orchestra, op. 60, "Concertante."
- Participant:
- Rafał Bartmiński, tenor ; Jan Krzysztof Broja, piano ; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra ; The National Orchestra and Choir of Poland, Henryk Wojnarowski, chorus master ; Antoni Wit, conductor.
- Notes:
- Recorded 2009 November 19 Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, Warsaw, Poland.
- Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Contains:
- Container of: Szymanowski, Karol, 1882-1937. Symphonies, no. 3, op. 27
- Container of: Szymanowski, Karol, 1882-1937. Symphonies, no. 4, op. 60
- OCLC:
- 956369203
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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